By Renée Lundberg The role of the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is to provide basic, dependable bed-side nursing care to patients while ensuring their safety and comfort. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of nursing assistants and nurse aides is expected to grow by 21 percent nationally from 2012 to 2020 due to growing elderly population. Bay College’s Training...

By Kathryn Capodilupo with contributions by Amanda Armatti EMTs and Paramedics are the brave, dedicated responders who are often first on-scene at accidents, medical emergencies, and natural disasters. They have the knowledge and skills to transport patients and provide them with emergency care that could save their lives, acting quickly under pressure. Did you know… There is currently...

“Bay College gave me the ability to propel my career reinvention!” Brayden Whitman was a business owner in Oregon for many years. When he moved to the U.P. he was faced with the challenge of reinventing his life – and his career. He saw Bay College as an opportunity to start down a new path, and began classes shortly after. In May 2016, Brayden graduated with both his Licensed Practical...

With a healthcare education, you’ll enter the fastest growing job market where demand is increasing every day. You’ll help improve and enhance the quality of lives, develop special expertise, and most importantly: help and care for people. In Health Care programs at Bay College, you’ll build skills that will help propel you forward in your career and discover where your passions lie in the...

Dr. Matt Smith, from Gladstone, MI, enrolled at Bay College in fall of 2001. He started on the path to become a teacher, but after his first semester he changed to pre-pharmacy curriculum. Matt utilized the pre-requisite path for Ferris State University and was able to complete the entire undergraduate program at Bay, which was a huge cost savings for him. “The small class sizes allowed a lot...